[Rhodes22-list] Ice Box

[Mary Lou Troy]

Bill,
Those ice boxes were standard in pop-up RV tent-trailers for years 
(according to Fred who knows about such things). Coleman stopped making 
them probably sometime in the early 90s - Fretless has one. It's not really 
well insulated but it is convenient. I keep thinking some day we'll find a 
way to add some insulation. When we're going on a cruise I drape one of 
those cheap space blankets over the top of the ice compartment and down the 
front inside the door - it helps conserve ice.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD


At 06:27 AM 11/23/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Rummy,
>
>Where did your ice box come from?  Mine doesn't look like that.
>Standard with your year boat?
>
>I'm starting to think Ice Boxes should look like yours.  Then put packed 
>coolers right into them, and let the coolers hold out the heat.  The new 
>coolers do a very good job with thin materials.  Stuff I put into them and 
>then into the ice box stays cold, even with sloppy packing.  I freeze 
>small water bottles and pack one or two into each cooler.  Easy to 
>transport to the boat, easy to use, you can drink the cold water in an 
>emergency.
>
>Bill Effros
>
>
>
>
>
>R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>
>>Lee,
>>I have a "Guest" charge pro battery charger that charges two deep cycle
>>battery's, both under the V berth, side by side. I had the solar panels, 
>>but  hail took them out and I wasn't really satisfied with their charging 
>>ability. I
>>mounted the charger on the peg board which is alongside the v berth, out 
>>of the way and it has plenty of ventilation.
>>Leave the front opening ports alone. They are fine and not a 
>>leakage  problem and you will want all the ventilation forward that you 
>>can get.
>>I have the mast head antenna for the VHF and have a Windex mounted on it.
>>Simple and it doesn't screw up. The VHF radio is mandatory. Get one with 
>>weather alerts. I also have a AM/FM CD stereo. I believe it should 
>>standard equipment.  Photo attached on how to mount it.
>>You will also notice that I have a percent of charge meter. I have the
>>running and cabin lights on one battery and the stereo and VHF on the 
>>other. I
>>separated the must haves, no matter what, from the luxury items. Both 
>>batteries
>>charge at the same time. Nothing fancy. I simply run a heavy duty 
>>extension cord  under the pop top when I dock and plug it in. I've found 
>>that shore power plugs  are problematic and you need the really heavy 
>>duty cord to plug it in. To much  cost and weight for my thinking.
>>Buy the boat from Stan. As Slim mentioned, R22's are scarce as hens teeth.
>>You will not only get peace of mind, but if something breaks, you can 
>>always
>>blame Stan and your wife won't be mad at you.
>>One thing you didn't ask about was a trailer. Any thoughts along that line?
>>If you buy used from Stan, he doesn't guarantee them and actually hates 
>>trailers  because of the electrical problems and problems with bearings 
>>and tires. He's a  boat builder, not a trailer guy. You might want to 
>>think new unless the trailer  is in really good shape.
>>Now, my personal choice on motors is to go with new and get a 8hp Tohatsu.
>>Plenty of power, light weight (50 pounds) and totally trouble free. We have
>>three of them on R22's on Lake Hartwell and we all swear by them and not at
>>them.
>>Rummy
>>
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